The sail out took us past a number of villages and past the old Spanish fortifications guarding the harbor. Normally the ship sails out of the harbor just after noon. Today it was at supper time and people in the villages lined the shore to wave at us, shout “Adios,” “See you later” or just “U.S.A.” I wonder how many cruise ships will come and go before they take a more blasé or even hostile attitude to the ships. The captain comes on the PS system and tells us the person evacuated to the hospital will be ok.
